Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

later than; following

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

weapons considered collectively

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "'Has this nephew of yours, of whom you were speaking to me, come yet?'

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "'Has this nephew of yours, of whom you were speaking to me, come yet?'

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "'Has this nephew of yours, of whom you were speaking to me, come yet?'

(Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

the residence of a religious community

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

a son of your brother or sister

From this reading "'Has this nephew of yours, of whom you were speaking to me, come yet?'

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

and nothing more

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

possessive form of “percy” — United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

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From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

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From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

a quick and penetrating intelligence

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

term of address for a man

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

refrain from harming

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading "'Has this nephew of yours, of whom you were speaking to me, come yet?'

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

reading carefully with intent to remember

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

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From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

in or at that place or location

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "'Has this nephew of yours, of whom you were speaking to me, come yet?'

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

the day after today

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

being of use or service

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Sir Henry Percy's first question, after asking as to the health of the garrison, was:

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "'Has this nephew of yours, of whom you were speaking to me, come yet?'

at the time that

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

in or at the place that

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

which person or people

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "'Has this nephew of yours, of whom you were speaking to me, come yet?'

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

the words that are spoken

From this reading I told him that brother Roger had reported that you had shown marvellous sharpness there, and could already read from a missal, barring only some of the long words.

the act of creating written works

From this reading "I told him that you had been here well-nigh four months, that you had been practising in arms with my best swordsmen, who spoke highly of you, and that the whole of your spare time had been spent at the monastery, where you had been studying to acquire the art of reading and writing, thinking that such knowledge must be useful to you in his service.

but in spite of that

From this reading "'Has this nephew of yours, of whom you were speaking to me, come yet?'

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You must don your best costume tomorrow, Oswald," his uncle said, when he returned from the banquet.

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading "'Has this nephew of yours, of whom you were speaking to me, come yet?'